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Minaya Mine

Past Producer in Huancavelica, Peru with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065722
MRDS ID TC41106
Record type Site
Current site name Minaya Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -75.04802, -12.87394 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 2.6 KM S OF HUANCAVELICA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huancavelica(province)

Peru(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Peru Huancavelica

Comments on the location information

  • 300 M S OF SANTA BARBARA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Machay Limestone;
    Rock description Machay Limestone;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -75.04802, -12.87394
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Huancavelica Quicksilver District

Comments on the production information

  • NOT MUCH ORE MINED. INACTIVE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • SERIES OF OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES AND INCLINED SHAFTS OVER 200 M STRIKE LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    YATES, R.G., KENT, D.F., AND CONCHA, J.F., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE HUANCAVELICA QUICKSILVER DISTRICT, PERU: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 975-A, P. 1-43

  • Production

    YATES AND OTHERS (1951).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT CONTACT OF LIMESTONE STRIKING N10-20E AND DIPPING STEEPLY WEST AND AN INTRUSIVE DACITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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